M 4.6 in Indonesia on 23 Apr 2015 10:52 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 63.94 Km
Lat/Lon: 1.7074 , 128.6382
Event Date: 23 Apr 2015 10:52 UTC
23 Apr 2015 19:52 Local
Exposed Population:
242216 people within 100km
Source: NEIC
Inserted at: 23 Apr 2015 11:11 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1077353 0 23 Apr 2015 10:52 4.6M, 63.94km N/A 240 thousand (in 100km) 00:18 NEIC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Indonesia , Province of Maluku (population 1,991,398) .

Radius Population
100 km 240000 people
75 km 100000 people
50 km 26000 people
20 km 1100 people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Maluku Indonesia 2 million people

Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Pitu 15 Civ. Paved No 9500 52 km
Morotai Island OTI unknown 73 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Tobelo Indonesia 70 km
Wayabula Indonesia 80 km

More information

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